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 */
package org.sonatype.nexus.repository.browse.node;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Store providing access to the browse tree.
 *
 * @since 3.7
 */
public interface BrowseNodeStore<ID>
{
  /**
   * Returns the {@link BrowseNode}s directly visible under the given path.
   */
  Iterable<BrowseNode<ID>> getByPath(String repositoryName, List<String> path, int maxNodes);

  /**
   * Returns an external representation of the identifier.
   */
  String getValue(ID id);

  /**
   * Returns an internal representation of the serialized identifier.
   */
  ID fromValue(String value);
}
